It is 100% reproduction and is made of fine quality doeskin wool with mohair cap band in dark navy blue and features the wreath and cockade with Imperial crown in hand-embroidered gold bullion. The genuine leather sweatband, leather chin strap with gold anchor buttons and a vulkanfibre peak.

The Imperial German Navy was the Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) – the navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defence. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded the Navy, and enlarged its mission.